Egypt

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo (4)
  2. 5. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides (plural) (8)
  3. 8. What we eat to get energy and grow (4)
  4. 9. The world's longest river (4)
  5. 10. Study of the earth's surface (9)

Down

  1. 2. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  2. 3. The attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball (plural) (8)
  3. 4. Paper made from the ___ plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat (7)
  4. 5. Human beings (6)
  5. 6. Informal terms for a mother (5)
  6. 7. Games like soccer and tennis that need skill and fitness (6)